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ASHRAE 2015 Winter Conference: Outstanding Achievements Recognized

Sixty-six people were recognized for their contributions to ASHRAE and the built-environment industry during ASHRAE’s 2015 Winter Conference Jan. 24-28 in Chicago.

The F. Paul Anderson Award, ASHRAE’s highest honor for technical achievement, is given for outstanding services performed in the HVACR field. The recipient was Damon Gowan, FASHRAE, retired president and chief executive officer, EMCOR-Gowan Inc., Houston.

The ASHRAE Hall of Fame honors deceased members who have made milestone contributions to the growth of ASHRAE-related technology or the development of ASHRAE as a society. Inducted were Rolla Carpenter (1852–1919), an author of the first heating and ventilating textbook for engineers, “Heating and Ventilating Buildings: a Manual for Heating Engineers and Architects,” as well as “Instructions for Mechanical Laboratory Practice: Text-Book of Experimental Engineering,” and Robert Tamblyn, P.Eng., FASHRAE, (1921–2012) a pioneer in many areas, including application of heat pumps in commercial buildings (1950s), use of an on-floor fan system for variable-air-volume applications in commercial buildings (1960s), applications for both hot and cold storage tanks in commercial buildings (1970s), leadership of the first engineering firm to specialize in energy management (1973), and work on seasonal chilled-water storage (1980s).

Fellow ASHRAE is a membership grade that recognizes members who have attained distinction and made substantial contributions in HVACR and the built environment, such as in education, research, engineering design and consultation, publications, presentations, and mentoring. Elevated to the grade of Fellow were:

William C. Weinaug Jr., PE, vice president, exp U.S. Services Inc., Maitland, Fla., in the existing-industry-facilities-or-processes category for the Antarctica Empire of the Penguin animal exhibit and ride attraction, Orlando, Fla. The facility is owned by Sea World Parks and Entertainment Inc.

Kateri Héon, Ing., project manager, and Pietro Guerra, Ing., mechanical-electrical director, exp, Montreal, Quebec, in the existing-other-institutional-buildings category for Centre Civique de Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec. The building is owned by the Ville de Dollard-des-Ormeaux.

Jason Troy LaRosh, PE, mechanical engineer, Angus-Young Associates, Janesville, Wis., in the existing-public-assembly category for the Janesville Ice Arena addition and renovation. The building is owned by the City of Janesville.

Mark Stavig, PE, principal, CDi+Mazzetti, Lynnwood, Wash., in the new-health-care-facilities category for Peace Island Medical Center, San Juan Island, Wash. The building is owned by PeaceHealth.

Matthew William Longsine, PE, associate, and Henry Di Gregorio, senior vice president, WSP, Seattle, in the new-other-institutional-buildings category for the Tacoma Center for Urban Waters, Tacoma, Wash. The building is owned by the National Development Council, HEDC Public-Private Partnerships on behalf of the City of Tacoma.

Roger (Jui-Chen) Chang, PE, BEMP, principal and director of engineering and sustainability, Westlake Reed Leskosky, Washington, D.C., in the existing-commercial-buildings category for Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Grand Junction, Colo. The building is owned by the U.S. General Services Administration, Rocky Mountain Region, and was completed by WRL with The Beck Group.

Art Sutherland, president, Accent Refrigeration Systems, Victoria, B.C., in the new-public-assembly category for Westhills Recreation Center, Langford, B.C. The building is owned by the City of Langford.

The ASHRAE Student Design Competition focused on a two-story office building with research-and-development facility in New York. ASHRAE student teams outside the United States were allowed to locate the building in the capital of their state, province, or country.

First place in HVAC System Selection was awarded to a team from Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan.: John Gaito, Kathryn Helmer, Lexie Oliver, Alex Pint, Megan C. Walkowiak, and Gordon Zimmerman, all of whom are senior-level students in architectural engineering.

ASHRAE also announced the recipients of the 2014 Applied Engineering Challenge, in which students were required to design and specify a small portable air conditioner that must be affordable, maintainable, and effective in the local cultural environment.

The E.K. Campbell Award of Merit honors an individual for outstanding service and achievement in teaching and is presented by the Life Members Club. The recipient was Charles “Charlie” Culp, PhD, PE, FASHRAE, HBDP, a professor in the Department of Architecture, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, and associate director of the Energy Systems Laboratory of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station of the Texas A&M University system.

The ASHRAE Award for Distinguished Public Service recognizes members who have performed outstanding public service in their community and, in doing so, have helped to improve the public image of the engineer. The recipient was William Sigman, PE, executive vice president and principal, BSA Life Structures, Fishers, Ind.

The John F. James International Award recognizes a member who has done the most to enhance ASHRAE's international presence. The recipient was Kent Peterson, PE, FASHRAE, BEAP, vice president and chief engineer, P2S Engineering, Long Beach, Calif.

The ASHRAE Pioneers of Industry Award recognizes deceased individuals who have made milestone contributions to the growth of HVACR. Recipients were Carl Linde (1842-1934), a scientist, engineer, and industrialist who developed the first methods to commercially liquefy air and used his knowledge to design his own refrigeration machines, and Andrew Muhl (1831-1892), who received patents for an ice machine and who produced ice that was superior and cheaper than ice being harvested from rivers, which made shipping Texas beef to markets in the East and Midwest feasible.

Honorary Members, elected by the board of directors, are defined as notable persons of preeminent professional distinction. The recipient was Stefano Marino, PhD, of Roma, Italy, Vatican chief engineer, who oversaw restoration of Michelangelo’s frescos and a complete redesign of the environmental controls in the Sistine Chapel.